Research Interests
- neuroanatomical plasticity, hormones, development, cognition
Research Description
My students and I examine hormonal influences on neuronal structure. The emphasis is on cognitive parts of the rat brain, such as the cerebral cortex, corpus callosum and hippocampus, and on cognitive behavior. Our current projects include the neural and behavioral changes during adolescence and puberty and the effects of endocrine disruptors (eg, BPA) during early development and during adolescence.
Education
- Ph.D. from the University of Colorado
- M.A. University of Illinois
- B.A. Lawrence University
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Recent Publications
Juraska, J. M. (2022). Changes in sex differences in neuroanatomical structure and cognitive behavior across the life span. Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 29(9), 340-348. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.053499.121
Drzewiecki, C. M., Willing, J., Cortes, L. R., & Juraska, J. M. (2021). Adolescent stress during, but not after, pubertal onset impairs indices of prepulse inhibition in adult rats. Developmental psychobiology, 63(5), 837-850. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22111
Drzewiecki, C. M., Sellinger, E. P., & Juraska, J. M. (2021). Impact of pubertal onset on region-specific Esr2 expression. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 33(9), [e13029]. https://doi.org/10.1111/jne.13029
Ranard, K. M., Kuchan, M. J., Juraska, J. M., & Erdman, J. W. (2021). Natural and Synthetic α-Tocopherol Modulate the Neuroinflammatory Response in the Spinal Cord of Adult Ttpa-null Mice. Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(3), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab008
Sellinger, E. P., Drzewiecki, C. M., Willing, J., & Juraska, J. M. (2021). Cell death in the male and female rat medial prefrontal cortex during early postnatal development. IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 10, 186-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibneur.2021.03.002
